Quixote Club
Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina · Sumter golf market
- Access
- non equity
- Holes
- 18
- Architect(s)
- Kris Spence, Jack Nicklaus II
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Quixote Club is a private, members-only golf club in Sumter, SC, occupying the site of the historic 1922 Sunset Country Club. Acquired in December 2019 by Thompson Construction Group brothers Greg and Lewis Thompson, the property underwent a complete $13 million reconstruction -- new greens, tees, fairways, and a rerouted back nine -- by architects Kris Spence and Jack Nicklaus II (Nicklaus Design), reopening under the Quixote Club name in 2020. Current initiation fees are reported at $75,000 for local members and $60,000 for national members, a steep rise from the club's 2020 launch pricing of $18,500 (general) and $7,500 (junior, 35 and under). Distinctively, 50% of every initiation fee is directed to the nonprofit Quixote Foundation, which passes all of that share to Liberty STEAM Charter School, now serving 600+ students across two Sumter campuses.
Golf & Course
The 18-hole, par-70 course (roughly 6,800 yards) was designed by Kris Spence in collaboration with Jack Nicklaus II under the Nicklaus Design studio, with holes routed through exposed sandscapes and stands of oak and pine. It has been named one of America's Best New Courses (GOLF Magazine, 2023) and is recognized on Top100GolfCourses.com.
Membership & Access
Does buying a home here include club membership?
Confirmed members-only private club ('play is limited to members at this private facility,' per PGA.com). Current initiation fees are reported at $75,000 (local) / $60,000 (national), roughly 3-4x higher than the club's 2020 launch pricing -- among the strongest fee-based access barriers found across this research batch. Fifty percent of the initiation fee funds the nonprofit Quixote Foundation, which directs all of that share to Liberty STEAM Charter School.
Location & Surrounding Area
Located at 875 Pinewood Rd, Sumter, SC 29154, in South Carolina's Midlands region.
Costs & Fees
Figures below are labeled Current only when the source itself frames them as presently accurate. Everything else is labeled Historical — a source checked today does not make an old fee a current one.
Golf membership initiation
Current$75,000
Current local-resident initiation fee, per third-party membership-cost reporting (The Brassie). National (non-resident) membership is reported at $60,000. At the club's 2020 launch, initiation was reported at $18,500 (general) / $7,500 (junior, age 35 and under) -- fees have risen substantially since opening. WebFetch to quixoteclub.com itself remained EGRESS_BLOCKED this pass, so these figures are corroborated via search-indexed third-party sources rather than the club's own site.
Initiation (range low)
Current$60,000
National (non-resident) membership initiation fee, lower than the local-resident tier.
Initiation (range high)
Current$75,000
Local-resident membership initiation fee, the higher of the two current tiers.
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What Buyers Should Verify
- Directly confirm current 2026 initiation-fee figures with the club -- this pass relied on third-party membership-cost reporting (The Brassie), not quixoteclub.com itself, since WebFetch to that domain remained EGRESS_BLOCKED.
- Confirm the membership application/sponsorship process (open application vs. invitation/sponsorship).
- Confirm gated status and precise course coordinates (current lat/long is a Sumter city-center estimate; confirmed street address is 875 Pinewood Rd, Sumter, SC 29154).
Notable
- Members-only private club; current initiation fees reported at $75,000 (local) / $60,000 (national) -- up sharply from $18,500/$7,500 at the club's 2020 launch.
- The property is a $13 million, ground-up 2020 redesign of the historic 1922 Sunset Country Club by Kris Spence and Jack Nicklaus II (Nicklaus Design), acquired by Thompson Construction Group.
- Fifty percent of every initiation fee funds the nonprofit Quixote Foundation, all of which supports Liberty STEAM Charter School (600+ students, two Sumter campuses).
- Named one of America's Best New Courses by GOLF Magazine in 2023.
- The clubhouse was renovated/expanded from 16,000 to 20,000 sq. ft.; on-site lodging includes two private cottages (with five more planned in 2027) and Quixote Lofts downtown. The club's pool was removed during the 2020 redesign and was not reinstalled.
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